What features/design elements/additions would you like to see appear on Aliexpress watches?
So with that in mind what would you like to see in upcoming releases?
I’m really attracted to retro designs from the 60s/70s, so firstly I’d like to see some of my favourite retro elements seeing a revival.
1. Radiate/sunburst brushing on cases.
Not circular, but radiating outward.
2. separate battery covers for digital/quartz watches.
Remember when some watches had a…
What features/design elements/additions would you like to see appear on Aliexpress watches?
Anyone know about Senzhong movements?
Considering a purchase
Hoping someone knows SOMETHING about this movement maker.
WRUW March 2025
Baoshihua SZ1
Continue readingVintage Chinese watch straps…a thread for the straps and the watches riding them…
Vintage nilong (nylon) pass-throughs, another kind gift from Jon/saskwatch…
Yet another style of vintage nilong pass-through…
…a black two piece nilong…
A “quotations” watch strap…
[ATTACH…
Vintage Chinese watch straps…a thread for the straps and the watches riding them…
A new watch has arrived.
Today I’m showing you this watch that I’ve never seen before.
It’s a 英雄 (Yingxiong) from Hangzhou Watch Factory. My colleague Zhang showed it to me and I couldn’t resist buying it. I was looking forward to a watch from this brand, I’d seen them with both ST5 from Tianjin and SB5 from Beijing. The surprise was when I saw that it has a signed BS-2, but I don’t know what the signature says. The polishing of the movement is like the Beijing one.
If…
Red Star 1963 Chrono or International 1963 Chrono?
Hello
I am interested in owning a 1963 Chrono to add to my collection. I briefly had one in 2023 but it wound up being part of a trade package (I wanted to keep it but my trade partner really wanted it so off it went)
I recently bought a Red Star 196…
Continue readingAre water resistance ratings on Chinese dive watch brands sold on Aliexpress accurate?
Are water resistance ratings on Chinese dive watch brands sold on Aliexpress accurate?
I have a Tandorio and an Addeisdive, both rated at 200 meters.
Would I be right in assuming that given the low cost of these watches, under $90 each, that that ra…
Continue readingSugess Quality?
WRUW February 2025
ZuanShi SM1A-K
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